Kusu
Kusu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Kusu (Kutsu) is a Bantu language of Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Gengele creole is reported to be partly based on Kusu.
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Words in Kusu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tu* | |
| name | kumbu* | |
| eye | su* | |
| ear | tui* | |
| nose | ulu* | |
| tooth | nyu* | |
| tongue | imi* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | mba* | |
| skin | kula* | |
| knee | kulungu* | |
| breast | wele* | |
| liver | liku* | |
| water | asi* | |
| fire | twe* | |
| sun | ani* | |
| star | oto* | |
| stone | pe* | |
| mountain | lima* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | kaThi* | |
| night | uThu* | |
| dog | fwo* | |
| fish | sinyemi* | |
| louse | sili* | |
| one | yangonyo* | |
| two | bitibihi* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | ena* | |
| hear | uka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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